§ 1-7. Penalties.
(a)
In this article the term "violation of this Code" means any of the following:
(1)
Doing an act that is prohibited or made or declared unlawful, an offense, a violation, an infraction, a civil infraction or a misdemeanor by ordinance or by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.
(2)
Failure to perform an act that is required to be performed by ordinance or by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.
(3)
Failure to perform an act if the failure is prohibited or is made or declared unlawful, an offense, a violation, an infraction, a civil infraction or a misdemeanor by ordinance or by rule or regulation authorized by ordinance.
(b)
In this section the term "violation of this Code" does not include the failure of a city officer or city employee to perform an official duty unless it is specifically provided that the failure to perform the duty is to be punished as provided in this article.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, a person convicted of a violation of this Code shall be punished:
(1)
Pursuant to F.S. § 162.22, by a fine of not more than $500.00, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 60 days, or any combination thereof.
(2)
Pursuant to F.S. § 162.21, by a civil penalty not to exceed $500.00.
(3)
Pursuant to F.S. § 162.09, if enforcement is by the code enforcement board or a special master, by a fine that shall not exceed $1,000.00 per day per violation for a first violation, $5,000.00 per day per violation for a repeat violation, and up to $15,000.00 per violation if the code enforcement board or special magistrate finds the violation to be irreparable or irreversible in nature. Such fines for each day the violation continues past the date set by the enforcement board or special magistrate for compliance or, in the case of a repeat violation, for each day the repeat violation continues, beginning with the date the repeat violation is found to have occurred by the code enforcement board or special magistrate. (See Code chapter 101, article V.)
(4)
Any combination of the above.
(d)
In addition to and not in lieu of other penalties referenced in subsection (c) of this section, penalties for violations of the following provisions are as follows:
Chapter 2. Administration
City Code §
Description of Violation Penalty CC 2-303 Fair campaign practices $500.00 fine Chapter 10. Animals
Code §
Description of Violation Penalty CC 10-3 Keeping/maintaining pigeons Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 10-33 Violations of chapter 10, article II For the first violation, by a civil fine not to exceed $150.00For the second violation, by a civil fine not to exceed $200.00For the third violation, by a civil fine not to exceed $250.00 CC 10-34 Public nuisances For a first violation, by a civil fine of not less than $50.00 and not to exceed $200.00 For a second violation, by a civil fine of not less than $100.00 and not to exceed $250.00 For each subsequent violation, by a civil fine e of not less than $250.00 and not to exceed $500.00 Chapter 22. Emergency Services
City Code §
Description of Violation Penalty CC 22-22 Failure to obtain approval and permit for alarm Civil penalty of $100.00 Chapter 26. Fire Prevention and Protection
City Code §
Description of Violation Penalty CC 26-1 Violation of state fire prevention code Civil penalty of $200.00 Chapter 30. Health
City Code §
Description of Violation Penalty CC 30-20 Automated external defibrillator device violations Fine no greater than $500.00 Chapter 34. Nuisances
City Code §
Description of Violation Penalty
CC 34-3 Mosquitos Fine not to exceed $500.00 per day or by imprisonment in county jail for a period not to exceed 60 days CC 34-26 Squatting Fine of $500.00 for each day the violation remains uncured CC 34-55 Maintaining a lot that is unsightly or unsanitary Civil penalty of $200.00 CC 34-105 Maintaining a vehicle in an abandoned, junked or dismantled condition Civil penalty of $200.00 CC 34-135 Graffiti A fine of $500.00 or by imprisonment in accordance with the requirements of state law; or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court CC 34-136 Possession of spray paint and markers A fine of $250.00 for a first offense, $500.00 for a second offense, and $1,000.00 for each subsequent offense CC 34-172 Noise A fine of not less than $150.00 and not more than $500.00 per day CC 34-206 Abandoned property $500.00 fine CC 34-211 Failure to register and maintain vacant property $500.00 fine, imprisonment a term not exceeding 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the judge CC 34-265 Polystyrene First violation within a 12-month period, $50.00
Second violation within a 12-month period, $100.00
Third violation within a 12-month period, $500.00
Any subsequent violation within a 12-month period, $1,000.00Chapter 38. Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions
City Code §
Description of Violation Penalty
CC 38-1 Penalty enhancements for bias motivated violations of the city code or zoning code Fine of $500.00 and imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court CC 38-5 Discharge or paintball gun, marker, BB gun, or air-operated or gas-operated gun Civil penalty of $250.00 CC 38-6 Illegal use of laser pointer Civil penalty of $250.00 CC 38-8 Begging and soliciting alms; penalties for committing prohibited acts: First violation, a fine of not more than $100.00 and 30 days' incarcerationSecond violation, a fine of not more than $200.00 and 60 days' incarceration CC 38-9(c) Unauthorized automobile entry Fine of $500.00 and imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, including mandatory 30 days in jail, or alternatively, fine of $500.00 and a stay away order CC 38-9(d) Unauthorized automobile entry—Violation of stay away order Fine of $500.00 and mandatory sentence of 60 days in jail CC 38-10(e) Repeated unauthorized automobile entry Fine of $500.00 and mandatory sentence of 60 days in jail CC 38-9 Invasion of privacy Fine of $500.00 and imprisonment not to exceed 60 days Chapter 50. Solicitors, Peddlers and Itinerant Merchants
City Code §
Description of Violation Penalty
CC 50-56 Permit for sale of merchandize, wares and goods Fine of not less than $150.00 and not more than $500.00 per day until the person corrects the violation Chapter 54. Solid Waste
City Code §
Description of Violation
Penalty
CC 54-21 Discharging waste liquid or refuse upon public rights-of-way Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 54-27 Illegally posting or affixing any notice, poster, or other paper device to any lamppost, public utility pole or shade tree, or upon any public structure or building Civil penalty of $200.00 CC 54-28 Maintaining litter on property Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 54-47 Placing handbills/flyers on vehicles Civil penalty of $200.00 CC 54-54 Handbill violations not specified Civil penalty CC 54-116(a) Private waste disposal permit Fine of not more than $500.00 and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or by both.CC 54-121(cc) Solid waste disposal franchises—Placement of containers without franchise $500.00 fine Solid waste disposal franchises—Failure to comply with record and reporting requirements $500.00 fine Solid waste disposal franchises—Failure to obtain approval to transfer franchise $500.00 fine CC 54-141 Failure to provide trash containers and/or garbage cans Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 54-142 Failure to keep/maintain trash containers and/or garbage cans in proper location Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 54-143 Maintaining garbage or waste receptacles in disrepair Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 54-145 Dumping trash, debris or waste upon any lot or premises Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 54-146 Depositing trash earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding collection Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 54-147 Trash and/or clean yard waste and/or refuse and/or wastes deposited in a prohibited location Civil penalty of $500.00 Chapter 62. Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places
City Code §
Description of Violation
Penalty
CC 62-1 Unlawful use of street or sidewalk for advertising or display purposes Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 62-26 Failure to properly affix numbering to building as required Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 62-26 Failure to post street numbers Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 62-26
(b)(12)Defacing or removal of any street signs Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 62-27 Unlawful placement of any sign designating street, avenue or other public place by a different name than by which it is generally and legally known or use of incorrect number Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 62-58 Penalty for violation of chapter 62, article III (excavations) Fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00 CC 62-61(a) Failure to have an approved certified maintenance of traffic plan Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-61(b) Failure to install and maintain proper lighting warning devices on permitted obstructions or excavations in the public right-of-way Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-83 Failure to obtain permit to obstruct street, or sidewalk or impede traffic Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-83 Disturbing, cutting, digging or excavating any portion of the public right-of-way without a permit Civil penalty of $400.00 CC 62-84 Construction in right-of-way, nonconforming with public works standards Civil penalty of $250.00 CC 62-121(c) Application for permit to install an underground facility without first requesting as-builts from owners of existing facilities Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-121(c) Failure to notify state one-call notification system prior to excavation Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-121(c) Excavation without clearance from owners of underground facilities Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-121(d) Failure by excavator to mark the path of proposed excavation consistent with the standards of the American Public Works Association when required Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-121(f) Failure by an excavator to engage in exploratory digging when required Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-121(g) Failure to register with the city as an excavator in the right-of-way Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-121(h) Failure to provide required construction bond Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-121(1) Failure to use chalk-based paint on surfaces other than asphalt, earth and vegetation surfaces to mark locations Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-124 Willful removal of markings of underground facilities Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-124 Failure to complete restoration within required time period Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-124(a) Excavation when utility markings are not visible Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-124(b) Failure by excavator causing damage to an underground facility to notify the owner of that facility Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-124(b) Failure to cease excavation after damaging an underground facility, or failure to notify affected utility Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-124(c) Failure to disclose known conflicts on permit drawings Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-124(c) Installation of new underground facilities which create a conflict with existing underground facilities without approval by permitting agency or taking measures to protect the maintenance, or operation of the existing facility as may be required Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-124(d) Engaging in directional boring without the ability to monitor the location of the bore head or equivalent equipment Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-124(e) Failure by excavator to keep as-built drawings Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-151 Failure to clean or mow alleys, swale areas and rights-of-way etc. Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-152 Maintenance of area next to sidewalk $100.00 CC 62-153 Obstructing streets, sidewalks and swales Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 62-153 Failure to remove obstructions to street, sidewalk or swale Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 62-156 Button and other encroachments prohibited $100.00 per day CC 62-183 Placing, maintaining, or operating news rack on any public right-of-way without certificate of compliance Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 62-192 Installation, use and/or maintenance or nonconforming news racks Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 62-193 Allowing a news rack to remain in a state of abandonment Civil penalty of $100.00 Chapter 66. Taxation
City Code § Description of Violation
Penalty CC 66-34 Failure to change business address shown on local business tax Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 66-35 Failure to change ownership of the business recorded on the local business tax Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 66-40 Conducting business or commercial activity on city property Civil penalty of $200.00 Chapter 70. Telecommunications
City Code §
Description of Violation
Penalty
CC 70-37
(a)(1)bCable television franchisee—Failure to provide hurricane preparedness plan Up to $100.00 per affected subscriber CC 70-37(a)(20)b Violations of chapter 70, article II (cable) televisions systems) not otherwise specified Single violation of: Maximum fines: Section 70-37(a)(1) $500.00 Section 70-37(a)(2) $500.00 Section 70-37(a)(3) $500.00 Section 70-37(a)(4) $500.00 Section 70-37(a)(5) and (6) $500.00 Section 70-37(a)(7) and (8) $300.00 Section 70-37(a)(9) $500.00 Section 70-37(a)(10) $300.00 Section 70-37(a)(11) $300.00 Section 70-37(a)(12) $500.00 Section 70-37(a)(13) $500.00 Section 70-37(a)(14)a.1—a.9 $300.00 Section 70-37(a)(14)b $500.00 Section 70-37(a)(14)c—f $300.00 Section 70-37(a)(15) $300.00 Section 70-37(a)(16) and (17) $300.00 Section 70-37(a)(18) $500.00 CC 70-37(a)(20)g False complaint against cable television franchisee $50.00 for the first violation and $100.00 for each subsequent violation CC 70-89(a)(1) Right-of-way use—Failure to comply with the provisions of chapter 74, article III or other law applicable to users and/or occupants of the public rights-of-way, except as otherwise provided Not less than $500.00 per day or part thereof that the violation continues CC 70-89(a)(2) Right-of-way use—Failure to obtain permit Not less than 1,000.00 per day or part thereof that the violation continues Chapter 74. Traffic and Vehicles
City Code §
Description of Violation
Penalty
CC 74-64 Parking without a valid license plate Fine of $33.00 CC-74-78,
CC 74-79,
CC 74-80Parking after violation shows on meter Fine of $25.00 CC-74-78,
CC 74-79,
CC 74-80Parking for a period longer than designated on meter giving notice thereof or longer than indicated in electronic payment system Fine of $25.00 CC 74-77 Parking improperly Fine of $25.00 CC 74-51 Stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle where prohibited in specified places Fine of $35.00 CC 74-54 Parking longer than time designated on signs on certain streets Fine of $30.00 CC 74-88 Parking in a manner other than parallel except where expressly designate Fine of $30.00 CC 74-88 Parking vehicle more than 12 inches from curb or edge of sidewalk Fine of $30.00 CC 74-88 Parking vehicle in direction opposite to authorized traffic movement Fine of $30.00 CC 74-50 Parking so as to obstruct a lane of traffic in a commercial or mixed-use zone Fine of $100.00 CC 74-89 Unlawful parking or obstructing flow in public alley in non-residential zones Fine of $32.00 CC 74-58 Parking in passenger curb loading zone Fine of $30.00 CC 74-59 Parking in a freight curb loading zone Fine of $50.00 CC 74-59 Using freight curb loading zone for more than 30 minutes Fine of $30.00 CC 74-81 Parking in restricted permit parking zone Fine of $30.00 CC 74-61 Bus or taxicab parked in business district in location other than bust stop or taxicab stand, respectively Fine of $30.00 CC 74-62 Unauthorized parking in bus stop or taxicab stand Fine of $30.00 CC 74-63 Improper angle parking Fine of $30.00 Parking in parking spaces provided for disabled persons *As provided by state statute CC 75-51 Parking in fire lanes $100.00 CC 75-51 Parking so as to block a fire hydrant (15 feet) $50.00 All violations not otherwise listed herein $35.00 CC 74-87(a) Towing of vehicles in privately-owned, metered surface parking lot $500.00 fine for the first violation $1,000.00 fine for the second violation CC 74-88(b) Booting of vehicles in privately-owned, metered surface parking lots. $500.00 fine for the first violation $1,000.00 fine for the second violation CC 74-107 Conducting valet parking without permits Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 74-111(2) Valet parking violations See separate table, infra CC 74-144 Permit parking violations Fine of $23.00, and if paid after 30 days, a fine of $42.00 CC 74-207 Public use spaces within a private development Civil fine Valet Parking Violations (City Code § 74-111(2)
Offense
Civil fine Unauthorized/illegal ramping, per offense $150.00 Unauthorized/illegal storage, per offense $250.00 Operation without valet parking permit, per offense, per day may be imposed per vehicle $250.00 Failure to follow approved route between pickup and delivery zones and the designated storage area, per offense $75.00 Penalty for lapse in required insurance coverage from date of lapse, per offense, per day $250.00 No name tag, per offense $25.00 No uniform, per offense $25.00 No valid Florida driver's license, per offense and immediate removal of the employee from valet parking operations $500.00 Noncompliance with valet employee list, per day $25.00 Repeat violators, per offense $500.00 Violations after initial suspension, per offense $1,000.00 Usage of unauthorized tow service, per offense $250.00 Other violations of the city code, per offense $150.00 Late payment for violations of chapter 74 $15.00 Chapter 78. Utilities
City Code §
Description of Violation Penalty CC 78-78 Ticket for sewage cap removal $500.00 for the first offense $1,000.00 for the second offense $2,000.00 for the third offense $3,000.00 for the fourth offense $5,000.00 for the fifth offense $5,000.00 for each subsequent offense after the fifth offense CC 78-165 Sewer use violations Fine of not more than $100.00 and costs of prosecution and in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment in the city jail for not more than 30 days CC 78-166 Unlawful discharge into storm or sanitary
sewersCivil penalty of $500.00 Chapter 82. Vegetation
City Code §
Description of Violation
Penalty
CC 82-1 Tree violations Fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court CC 82-2 Tree violations Civil penalty of not more than $5,000.00 per offense CC 82-3 Failure to obtain written permit to trim deface, etc. trees located in the public right-of-way Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 82-6 Placing injurious substances on or near tree roots Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 82-33 Removing city trees without approval and permits. Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 82-36 Tree protection/relocation standards Civil penalty of $500.00 Chapter 86. Waterways
City Code §
Description of Violation
Penalty
CC 86-1 Discharging or depositing materials into waterway Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 86-3 Unlawful discharge of oil, oil products or oil compound into the city waterway and Biscayne Bay Civil penalty of $500.00 CC 86-60 Maintaining a boat or craft; anchored, moored, or tied-up to a property not owned or leased by the owner of said craft Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 86-119 To maintain waterfront improvements Civil penalty of $400.00 Chapter 105. Buildings and Building Regulations
City Code §
Description of Violation
Penalty
CC 105-3 Unlawful parking of construction equipment Civil penalty of $200.00 CC 105-25 Maintaining commercial property that is in disrepair Civil penalty of $200.00 105-26 Florida Building Code See separate table infra CC 105-28 Conducting construction work outside city-approved construction hours Civil penalty of $100.00 CC 105-30(5)a Failure to comply with construction staging ordinance and approved plans $500.00 CC 105-31 Construction sites; trespass signs required $100.00 per day the violation is present CC 105-164 Maintaining a dwelling which is unsafe, unsanitary, and/or in disrepair Civil penalty of $500.00 105-462(a) Portable storage unit violations For the first violation, a fine of $250.00For the second violation/repeat offender, a fine 500.00. CC 105-464 Placement of a portable storage unit without first obtaining a site permit First violation, a civil penalty of $380.63Second violation or repeat violation, $761.25 per violation. Florida Building Code 2007 (adopted by reference in Code § 105-26)
FBC 3306.1 Failure to maintain a building or structure in a safe condition; failure to maintain devices or safeguards in good working order Civil penalty of $100.00 FBC 3306.8 Failure to remove debris, equipment, sheds, or materials Civil penalty of $100.00 FBC 3306.8 Failure to secure buildings and equipment Civil penalty of $500.00 FBC 114.1 Failure to comply with lawful stop work order Civil penalty of $500.00 FBC 105.1 Failure to obtain permit Civil penalty of $100.00 FBC 105.7 Failure to display permit card Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 109.3 Failure to obtain mandatory inspection Civil penalty of $250.00 FBC 111.1 Unlawfully connecting utility service Civil penalty of $500.00 FBC 3306.2 Failure to provide required handicapped accessibility Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 3308.1.1 Exceeding allowable obstruction of the public right-of-way with construction and/or demolition Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 3308.1.1 Allowing materials to obstruct fire hydrant, fire-alarm box, manhole, catchbasin and restriction of water flow to gutters Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 3306.2 Failure to provide temporary sidewalk which is properly guarded and not less than four feet wide Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 3308.1.1 Illegal obstruction of an alley or portion thereof in connection with construction or demolition Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 3307.1 Failure to protect sidewalks and pavements from damage incidental to construction work Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 3306.7 Failure to provide sidewalk shed Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 3306.4 Failure to provide construction fence Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 3306.7 Failure to prevent the falling of paint or debris over public sidewalks or other places of public use Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 3307.1 Unlawful discharge of rainwater or other liquid wastes or allowing same to be disposed onto or across public property or sidewalk Civil penalty of $50.00 FBC 2007 All other violations of the state building code Civil penalty of $100.00 Chapter 109. Environmental and Natural Resource Protection
City Code §
Description of Violation Penalty CC 109-40 Failure to obtain a waterfront improvement permit Civil penalty of $400.00 Appendix A. Zoning Code
Zoning Code §
Description of Violation
Penalty
ZC 3-207 Failure to obtain a building permit when structural, electrical, plumbing, and/or A/C mechanical work has been done Civil penalty of $500.00 or $152.25 plus a double permit fee at the discretion of Code officer ZC 3-207 Failure to obtain a building permit for work that does not include structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and/or A/C mechanical work Civil penalty of $200.00 or $152.25 plus a double permit fee at the discretion of Code officer ZC 3-208 Failure to obtain a zoning permit Civil penalty of $200.00 or $152.25 plus a double permit fee at the discretion of Code officer ZC 3-209 Failure to obtain a valid certificate of use Civil penalty of $500.00 ZC 3-209 Failure to maintain a valid annual certificate of use Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 3-1108 Demolition by neglect Civil penalty of $500.00 ZC 4-101 Conducting a business from a residence, unless a Business Tax has been issued by the city Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 4-102 Maintaining a violation of the apartment "use district" requirements Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 4-302 Maintaining a violation of the commercial "use district" requirements Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 4-303 Maintaining a violation of the industrial "use district" requirements Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 4-401 Maintaining and/or operating is prohibited use Civil penalty of $500.00 ZC 4-403 Operating and conducting a business outside of a building Civil penalty of $400.00 ZC 4-405 Operating an adult book store in other than allowed location Civil penalty of $500.00 ZC 4-409 Maintaining an illegal recreational vehicle Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 4-411 Parking a truck or commercial vehicle in a residential area Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 4-412 Parking a trucks, trailers or commercial vehicles, and recreational vehicles upon streets and public places Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 4-413 Parking a boat or boat trailer in an illegal location Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 4-414 Keeping and maintaining wild animals and reptiles Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 4-415 Keeping and maintaining domestic animals and reptiles Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 4-416 Keeping and maintaining more than four adult cats or adult dogs at a time Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 4-4101 Maintaining a violation of the single-family "use district" requirements Civil penalty of $500.00 ZC 5-102 Maintaining an illegal auxiliary or accessory use Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-107 Maintaining an illegal play house Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-108 Maintaining an illegal swimming pool Civil penalty of $500.00 ZC 5-111 Maintaining an illegal storage building Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-114 Maintaining an illegal wood deck Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-119 Maintaining an illegal open air cafe and/or restaurant Civil penalty of $500.00 ZC 6-201 Maintaining an illegal nonconforming use or structure Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 5-1404 Parking a vehicle on an unapproved surface Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1407 Failure to comply with the lighting requirements for an off-street parking lot Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 5-1404 Maintaining a driveway with an unapproved surface Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1405 Failure to comply with the landscaping requirements for and off-street parking lot Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1409 Failure to comply with the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1804 Failure to provide the required screening for mechanical equipment Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1802 Failure to screen rooftop equipment Civil penalty of $250.00 ZC 7-201 Deviation from approved plans without obtaining the required approval for revised plans Civil penalty of $200.60 ZC 5-1406 Failure to comply with the triangle of visibility requirements Civil penalty of $500.00 ZC 5-1901 Maintaining a sign which was installed without the required approval and permit Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1903 Maintaining an illegal illuminated sign Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1904 Maintaining an illegal construction sign Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1907 Maintaining an illegal real estate sign in a residential area Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1907 Maintaining an illegal real estate sign in a commercial area Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1901 Maintaining an illegal temporary sign Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1908 Maintaining an illegal sign in a show window Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1909 Maintaining an illegal campaign sign Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1902 Maintaining an illegal sign on a vehicle Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1902 Maintaining pennants, banners, streamers, balloons, blinking and flashing lights, and any other fluttering, spinning, rotating, or similar type of attention attractors and advertising devices Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 5-1902 Failure to remove a sign upon vacation of a premises Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-201 Failure to properly maintain or operate a service station Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-301 Maintaining an illegal awning or canopy Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-606 Failure to use the correct materials to construct an exterior wall Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1403 Failure to provide the required driveway approach Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-2104 Conducting a garage sale without the required permit and/or in violation of the garage sale regulations Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-2107 Maintaining an illegal temporary construction and/or field office Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-2302 Failure to acquire unit of title Civil penalty of $250.00 ZC 5-2701 Failure to comply with the requirements for the operation of a family day care home Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 5-401 Failure to obtain the required land clearing, filling, and excavation permit Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 5-1803 Maintaining a storage area without providing the required screening Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-1804 Maintaining mechanical equipment without the required setback Civil penalty of $100.00 ZC 5-2701 Failure to comply with the requirements for the operation of a family day care home Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 6-201 Maintaining an illegal nonconforming use or structure Civil penalty of $200.00 ZC 7-207 Deviation from approved variance plans or conditions without obtaining the necessary approval for the revision to the variance request Civil penalty of $400.00 ZC 7-201 Deviation from approved variance plans or conditions without obtaining the necessary approval for the revision to the variance request Civil penalty of $400.00 ZC All other violations of the zoning code Civil penalty of up to $500.00 Code of Miami-Dade County Florida (MC)
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Description of Violation
Penalty
MC 2-103.21 Use of fire hydrant without permit Civil penalty of $200.00 MC 2-103.21 Use of fire hydrant without meter Civil penalty of $100.00 MC 10-2 Failure to provide journeyman Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-3(a) No certificate of competency as a master, contractor, subcontractor, or qualifying agent Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-3(a) No certificate of competency as a journeyman, maintenance person, installer or other similar tradesman Civil penalty of $200.00 MC 10-22(a) Contracting for work outside the scope of certificate of competency Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-22(b) Abandonment of job Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-22(g) Failing to fulfill contractual obligations Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10 22(h)(1) Aiding and abetting a person not holding a certificate Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-22(h)(2) Allowing a certificate to be used by an unauthorized person Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-22(h)(3) Failure of permit holder to supervise, direct and control a job Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-22(h)(4) Subcontracting work to person not holding a certificate Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-22(j) Failure to supervise, direct and control all work Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-22.1(a) Working outside the scope of the certificate or acting as a contractor Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-22.1(b) Departure from plans or specifications without consent of the qualifying agent Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 10-22.1(d)(1) Aiding or abetting any person not holding a certificate of competency Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 14-58 Violation of standards adopted by this section Civil penalty of $100.00 MC 14-62 Refusal to allow inspection Civil penalty of $100.00 MC 24-11(1) Prohibitions against water discharge. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drain, run or otherwise discharge into any of the waters of county, or to cause, permit or suffer to be thrown, run, drained or allowed to seep, or otherwise discharged into such water any organic or inorganic water Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 24-11(3) Discharges affecting water quality. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge sewage, industrial wastes, cooling water and solid wastes, or any other wastes into the waters of this county, including, but not limited to, surface water, tidal saltwater estuaries, or groundwater Civil penalty of $500.00 MC 24-11(9)(a) Sewer discharge limitations. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drain, run or otherwise discharge into a sewer designed to carry stormwater, or to cause, permit or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep or otherwise discharge into such sewer Civil penalty of $500.00 MC All other violations of Chapter 10, Code of Miami-Dade County Florida Civil penalty of $200.00 (e)
Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance:
(1)
With respect to violations of this Code that are continuous with respect to time, each day that the violation continues is a separate offense as it is considered a running fine.
(2)
With respect to other violations, each act constitutes a separate offense.
(f)
The imposition of a penalty does not prevent suspension or revocation of a license, permit or franchise, or other administrative sanctions.
(g)
Violations of this Code that are continuous with respect to time are a public nuisance and may be abated by injunctive or other equitable relief. The imposition of a penalty does not prevent injunctive relief. (Code 1958, § 1-8; Code 1991, § 1-12; Code 2006, §§ 1—7, 101-184, app. A; Ord. No. 2015-17, § 2 (exh. I), 6-16-2015; Ord. No. 2018-16, § 2(Att. A), 5-8-2018)